William H. Mann (born William Isaiah Erlichman; December 20, 1968) is a Grammy-nominated American songwriter, record producer and founder of independent music publishing company Green & Bloom/Topline, as well as chairman of management firm Manncom. In 2021, alongside partner Benton James, he launched Proof Of Concept, a talent development and creative media services firm. Later that same year, in partnership with Warner Music Group’s ADA Worldwide, Mann and James announced the launch of joint venture label, icons+giants. Over a 25-year period, Mann has written songs and/or produced records for an array of artists, including

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Paula Abdul Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality. She began her career as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers at the age of 18 and later became the head choreograph ...

Helene Fischer Helene Fischer ( /heˈleːnə ˈfɪʃɚ/; German: eˈleːnə ˈfɪʃɐ born Jelena Petrovna Fischer, 5 August 1984) is a Russian-born German singer. Since her debut in 2005, she has won numerous awards, including 17 Echo awards, four "Die Kron ...

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, Jennifer Brown and

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. Since writing his first top 10 hit in the UK for EMI in 1995 with "

3 Is Family "3 Is Family" is the first single released from American singer Dana Dawson's second and final studio album, '' Black Butterfly'' (1995). The song was written by Billy Mann and produced by Ric Wake. In several territories, including the United K ...

" by

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, Mann has achieved several Top 40 hits around the world (including several Top 10's and number 1's), with cumulative album sales of over 110 million.

Early life and education

He was born in

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

, Pennsylvania as the youngest of three children. Born to middle class parents, Mann lived with his mother in Philadelphia’s inner city after his parents’ divorce. From early childhood, he began experimenting with songwriting and taught himself guitar, piano, bass, harmonica, baritone horn and flute. By age 12, Mann had put together several bands with other young local musicians, including musicians such as

Steven Wolf Steven Wolf (aka Wolf) is a drummer, programmer, songwriter and music producer. His discography includes numerous gold, platinum, and Grammy winning records. He has worked with a range of artists including Alicia Keys, Katy Perry, Beyoncé, ...

, Clayton Sears and Adam Dorn (a.k.a.

Mocean Worker Mocean Worker (pronounced "motion worker") is the recording alias of jazz musician and producer Adam Dorn. Biography Philadelphia native Adam Dorn is the son of renowned jazz and R'n'B producer Joel Dorn. He grew up around the jazz and R&B disc ...

). Mann attended the Philadelphia High School for the Creative & Performing Arts (CAPA) for Vocal Music, alongside members of

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Christian McBride Christian McBride (born May 31, 1972) is an American jazz bassist, composer and arranger. He has appeared on more than 300 recordings as a sideman, and is an eight-time Grammy Award winner. McBride has performed and recorded with a number of j ...

and

Joey DeFrancesco Joey DeFrancesco (April 10, 1971August 25, 2022) was an American jazz organist, trumpeter, saxophonist, and occasional singer. He released more than 30 albums under his own name, and recorded extensively as a sideman with such leading jazz perfo ...

, receiving his diploma in three years. Three years after high school, in 1989 he received his bachelor’s degree from Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Career

Artist

Mann began his professional career by living in a car for nearly two years as a traveling musician. After stops in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami and London, Mann landed in New York, where a chance encounter with producer

Ric Wake Ric Wake is an American record producer who has won four Grammy Awards and two Oscar Awards. During his tenure as staff producer with Sony Music Entertainment he has worked with vocalists such as Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Lucero, Taylor D ...

, put together by songwriter/performer

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, saw Wake introduce Mann to then

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label head, Al Cafaro; Mann was ultimately signed to Wake for publishing, to Wake’s production company, and to Wake’s imprint DV8 Records, distributed by A&M. The deal led to two solo releases: 1996’s ''Billy Mann'' and 1998’s ''Earthbound''. Inspired by the loss of his first wife Rema Hort Mann, to stomach cancer nine months after they were married, ''Earthbound'' was co-produced by Mann and

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and featured co-writes with and an appearance by early mentor

Songwriter

Mann has written songs for artists across a number of genres including pop, rock, dance, R&B, reggae, house and country. Self-publishing his own catalog, he also has publishing credits with Sony/ATV,

Warner/Chappell Warner Chappell Music, Inc. is an American music publishing company and a subsidiary of the Warner Music Group. Warner Chappell Music's catalogue consists of over 1.4 million compositions and 65,000 composers, with offices in over 40 countries. ...

, Verse and BMG Chrysalis. Mann’s songwriting collaborators have included artists such as

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Desmond Child John Charles Barrett (born October 28, 1953), known professionally as Desmond Child, is an American songwriter and producer. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008. His hits as a songwriter include Kiss's "I Was Made for Lovi ...

Graham Lyle Graham Hamilton Lyle (born 11 March 1944, in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. Between 1970 and 1997, he co-wrote 18 British Top 40 hits, 9 Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 entrie ...

and

Walter Afanasieff Walter Afanasieff (born Vladimir Nikitich Afanasyev; February 10, 1958), formerly nicknamed Baby Love in the 1980s, is an American record producer and songwriter of Russian-Chinese descent. He was a collaborator with Mariah Carey on her first ...

, as well as new producer/songwriters like Christian Medice, David Spencer and Supah Mario. Of particular note is Mann's long-standing collaboration with

, another Philadelphia native, who was introduced to Mann in 2002 by her then co-manager

Craig Logan Craig Logan (born 22 April 1969) is a Scottish musician, songwriter, and manager. He began his career as bassist in the pop band Bros. Career In early 1989, Logan left Bros to focus on songwriting and producing. Kim Appleby's song " Don't Wor ...

. They since have co-written such songs as " God Is a DJ", "

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", " Dear Mr. President", "

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", "I’m Not Dead", "Crystal Ball", "

Glitter in the Air "Glitter in the Air" is a song recorded by American singer Pink for her fifth studio album ''Funhouse'' (2008). It was written by Pink and Billy Mann, with the latter producing it. The song is a pop ballad with a soft piano accompaniment and drum ...

", "

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", "The Truth About Love" and "Beam Me Up". They have twice been nominated for Grammy Awards, for "Stupid Girls" and " The Truth About Love". In 2017, Mann co-wrote and produced "I Am Here" on

's million selling album ''

Beautiful Trauma '' Beautiful Trauma'' is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Pink (singer), Pink. It was released on October 13, 2017, by RCA Records. Following ''The Truth About Love (Pink album), The Truth About Love'', Pink took a career ...

''. ''Variety'' profiled the long-standing partnership between the artist and Mann just after the album's release. P!nk and Mann continued their catalog of songs in 2019 on the #1 platinum ''Hurts 2B Human'' with "The Last Song Of Your Life."

Record producer

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named Mann one of the Top 10 Producers of 2006. In addition to some of the artists listed above, he has worked in a production capacity with such Grammy-winning producer legends as

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and

James Stroud James Stroud is an American musician and record producer who works in pop, rock, R&B, soul, disco, and country music. He played with the Malaco Rhythm Section for Malaco Records. In the 1990s, he was the president of Giant Records (a subsidiar ...

Production and writing credits include

*P!nk: ''

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'', ''

I'm Not Dead ''I'm Not Dead'' is the fourth studio album by American singer and songwriter Pink. It was released on April 4, 2006, through LaFace Records. Following the commercial underperformance of her third studio album ''Try This'' (2003), Pink parted way ...

'', ''

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'', '' Greatest Hits … So Far'', '' The Truth About Love'', ''

'', ''

Hurts 2B Human ''Hurts 2B Human'' is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Pink. Released on April 26, 2019, by RCA Records, the album was initially planned as a standalone extended play (EP). Pursuing a sound that would be departure from her p ...

'', ''

All I Know So Far ''Pink: All I Know So Far'' is a 2021 documentary film centering on American singer-songwriter Pink, directed by Michael Gracey. It was released on Amazon Prime Video on May 21, 2021. Summary The film follows Pink on her Beautiful Trauma Worl ...

'' *Cher: ''

Closer to the Truth ''Closer to the Truth'' is the twenty-fifth studio album by American singer and actress Cher. It was released on September 20, 2013 by Warner Bros. Records. Opting to re-establish her music career, she began planning the project in 2011, shortly ...

'' *Celine Dion: '' Let’s Talk About Love'' *Josh Groban: '' Closer'' (Website Exclusive version) *Backstreet Boys: '' Never Gone'', ''

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'' *Michael Bolton: ''

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'' *Teddy Geiger: ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Snow Blankets the Night ''Snow Blankets the Night'' is an EP by the American singer-songwriter Teddy Geiger. Following the success of her debut album ''Underage Thinking'', Geiger released a six song Christmas EP on December 12, 2006 only through the U.S. iTunes. The E ...

'' *Ricky Martin: ''

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'' *Martina McBride: ''

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'' *Robyn: ''

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'' *Kelly Rowland: ''

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'', ''

Ms. Kelly ''Ms. Kelly'' is the second solo studio album by American recording artist Kelly Rowland. It was released on June 20, 2007, through Columbia Records in collaboration with Music World Entertainment. Originally titled ''My Story'' and expected ...

'' *Jonas Bros: '' It’s About Time'' *Hall & Oates: '' Do It for Love'' *Jessica Simpson: '' Irresistible'', ''

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'' *Joss Stone: ''

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'' *Take That: '' Beautiful World'' *Paul van Dyk: ''

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'' *Amanda Marshall: '' Everybody’s Got a Story'' *Seeed: ''

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'' *Frida Gold: ''Liebe Ist Meine Religion'' *Natalie Imbruglia:

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*Jennifer Brown Vera *Grover Washington Jr., ''

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'' *Boyzone, '' A Different Beat'' *Helene Fischer, ''

'' *Draco Rosa, ''Mad Love'' *Jacob Whitesides, ''A Piece Of Me'', ''Faces On Film'', ''Why''? *Art Garfunkel, '' Everything Waits To Be Noticed'' *Brian Litrell, '' Welcome Home You'' *Oh Honey, ''Sincerely Yours'' *John Legend, '' Love In The Future'' *Tiziano Ferro, ''El Amore Es Una Cosa Simpl'', '' Breathe Gentle'' *Dixie D’Amelio, '' Be Happy'' *Alex Aiono, ''Unloving You'', ''The Gospel At 23''

Show Producer

In the summer of 2021, Mann collaborated with Benton James along with Rainmaker Holding Group’s Clay Pecorin, Russell Geyser, Jason Halio, and Zak Tanjeloff to create Song House Live, a reality show that brought musical influencers/social media creators together in a luxury house in upstate New York for eight weeks as they create content and record music in a bid to win a record deal with

Capitol Music Group Capitol Music Group (CMG) is an American front line umbrella label distributed by Universal Music Group which oversees handling of record labels assigned to UMG's Capitol Records division. It was inherited from UMG's acquisition of EMI's catalog ( ...

. The experience was livestreamed on multiple cameras throughout the property. At the end of the competition, Tyler Brash was announced as the winner. In addition to Song House Live, Mann is a Consulting Producer of The D'Amelio Show which was released on HULU in September 2021.

Entrepreneur

In 2001, Mann founded Stealth Entertainment in New York City's garment district. The one-man studio grew into a team of a half dozen executives who went on to develop multi-platinum, award-winning and chart-topping artists, songwriters, producers and mixing engineers like

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Christopher Rojas Christopher Rojas (born 1982) is a multi-platinum composer, musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is also the co-founder of DigiTour Media. Biography Rojas grew up in Flushing, Queens and attended Hunter College High School from 1994� ...

Teddy Geiger Teresa Geiger (born September 16, 1988) also known by her stage name Teddy Geiger, is an American artist, songwriter and record producer. Early life Geiger was born on September 16, 1988, to Lorilyn Rizzo-Bridges and John Theodore Geiger, I. Sh ...

, Esmee Denters and Pete Wallace. Mann is widely known for discovering Oscar-winning actor

Emma Stone Emily Jean Stone (born November 6, 1988), known professionally as Emma Stone, is an American actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award. In 2017, she ...

, Teddy Geiger, Jacob Whitesides and

Charli D'Amelio Charli Grace D'Amelio ( ; born May 1, 2004) is an American social media personality. She was a competitive dancer for over 10 years before starting her social media career in 2019, when she started posting dance videos on the video-sharing pl ...

as well as sister

Dixie D'Amelio Dixie Jane D'Amelio ( ; born August 12, 2001) is an American singer and social media personality known for her videos on TikTok. She is the elder sister of Charli D'Amelio. She was born in Norwalk, Connecticut. In 2020, she starred in the You ...

, among others. In addition to developing talent, Stealth built partnerships with organizations like ''Seventeen'' Magazine, Columbia Records, SonyBMG Special Projects, Target, Levi's and other brands on behalf of the company and its roster. Stealth was acquired as part of Mann's later move to EMI. As a consultant, Mann has worked with

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Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainment ...

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Warner-Chappell Warner Chappell Music, Inc. is an American music publishing company and a subsidiary of the Warner Music Group. Warner Chappell Music's catalogue consists of over 1.4 million compositions and 65,000 composers, with offices in over 40 countries. ...

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, BMG Chrysalis, Bliss Legal and BMG International. He has also been featured as a guest music commentator on The Today Show He is an advisor on Scenebot Stage and sits on the investor board of Angel Ventures, Mexico.

Executive

In November 2007, Mann joined EMI Music as creative advisor and a member of the operating board. Soon after, he was appointed chief creative officer. His years with the company saw the development of some of EMI’s most successful international artists and partnerships, including David Guetta, Pablo Alboran, Helene Fischer, Bebe, Juan Luis Guerra, Tiziano Ferro, Robyn, Panda, Paty Cantu, Belinda, Wind Up and Movic. Additionally, he helped develop artist management initiatives in several countries (including Spain, Germany, Italy and the United States) in order to expand the way EMI developed talent. Throughout his EMI tenure, Mann also acted as the non-executive chairman for Stealth Entertainment, which in its latter years focused primarily on songwriter/producer management. During EMI’s most turbulent period, Mann worked under four CEOs in a mere three years, and carried on through each regime change. EMI’s final CEO Roger Faxon announced Mann’s departure from the company. In January 2011, Mann was named president of creative, BMG North America, overseeing the creative staff in New York, Los Angeles, and Nashville in managing the roster integration of recently acquired companies, and leading efforts to attract, develop, and sign new content. At the end of 2011, Mann founded Manncom Creative Partners, a talent and services company alongside a publishing venture with BMG, Green & Bloom/Topline. In 2013, BMG extended its investment in Green & Bloom. In 2019, Green & Bloom/Topline has celebrated a series of successes with lovelytheband, Supah Mario, Flawless, Dani Poppitt and others.

References

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